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U.S. Coast Guard christens first offshore patrol cutter

The Coast Guard christened the first offshore patrol cutter (OPC), Argus, on Oct. 27 at Eastern Shipbuilding’s Nelson Shipyard in Panama City, Florida. ...

South African Navy Naming Ceremony of 2nd Multi Mission Inshore Patrol Vessel

During the ceremony, the vessel was officially named SAS King Shaka Zulu. Named for the great Zulu King the vessel was built entirely in South Africa...

The Spanish Navy receives its first Airbus H135 P3H ‘NIVAL’

On Thursday, October 26, the Spanish Navy took delivery of the first AIRBUS H135 P3H helicopter (dubbed ‘Nival’) of a total of seven that,...

Construction of the first Finnish multi-role corvette starts at Rauma

On Monday 30 October 2023, Rauma shipyard celebrated the steel cutting ceremony of the first Squadron 2020 multi-role corvette. The traditional ceremony marked the...

Damen Naval signs contract with Alewijnse for new Dutch and Belgian Anti-Submarine Warfare Frigates

Damen Naval has contracted Dutch company Alewijnse for the complete systems integration on board the Anti-Submarine Warfare frigates (ASWF). The two companies have signed a...

Launch of the first phase of the European Patrol Corvette project

On 24 October 2023, with a ceremony held at the headquarters of the Organization for Armaments Cooperation (OCCAR) in Rome, OCCAR signed with the...

Vlissingen, second mine countermeasure vessel launched

The launching ceremony of the Vlissingen, second of the twelve mine countermeasure vessels of the Belgian-Dutch rMCM programme, intended for the Royal Netherlands Navy, took...

Fincantieri to build two more Hybrid units for Windward Offshore

Vard, one of the first companies in the world in the construction of special vessels and part of the Fincantieri group, and the Windward...

EXOCET exercise in the Western Mediterranean

From October 16 to 20, 2023, the major interorganic and interallied exercise EXOCET 23 was held in the Western Mediterranean. Six French and Italian surface...

Navy Commissions USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795)

The Navy commissioned the fast-attack Virginia-class submarine USS Hyman G. Rickover (SSN 795) in a traditional ceremony held October 14, at Naval Submarine Base...
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